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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Government

信息公开被拒可诉至法院 (Citizens Can Sue If Request for Government Information Is Denied)
The Beijing News, August 16, 2011
http://news.bjnews.com.cn/2011/0815/128092.shtml
Related information:
关于审理政府信息公开行政案件若干问题的规定 (Regulations on Several Issues in Trying Administrative Cases on Open Government Information)
Supreme People's Court, July 29, 2011
http://www.court.gov.cn/qwfb/sfjs/201108/t20110815_159790.htm